The award is given annually to journalists who exhibit courage in reporting and writing. The recipients this year had their phone records seized by the Justice Department in an effort to uncover their sources.
2021
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UMaine Extension offers fermentation workshop Oct. 12
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension plans to offer a webinar on preserving foods using fermentation at noon Tuesday, Oct. 12. “Preserving the Maine Harvest: Fermenting Vegetables” will feature an exploration of the science of fermentation, a discussion and demonstration of the basic steps of making sauerkraut, and tips for success in an interactive […]
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Maine author says father died after COVID-19 exposure in Bangor hospital
Christina Baker Kline says the virus was not the ultimate cause of her father’s death, but ‘he died in quarantine with COVID with multiple infections that he got in the hospital as the result of COVID-related delays.’
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Celebrated Chinese American mom to be honored posthumously in Portland
A plaque will mark the site on Forest Avenue where Toy Len Goon, ‘an extraordinary woman,’ ran a laundry and raised eight children as a single widow in the mid-20th century.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Vaccine mandates are the right way to fight COVID
Data show that immunizations work and so do requirements. Voluntary incentives go only so far.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Owning up to our part in the plight of the North Atlantic right whale
While the debate continues over how many right whale deaths are caused by lobster gear, the scientific evidence for the toll taken by climate-related ocean change is mounting.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Movie Review J.P. Devine, Things to Do
‘The Russia House’ a dark, romantic love and espionage story
Here’s a golden chance to watch Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer, in a John le Carré story about spies of three countries vying for explosive Russian nuclear data. Out of the past comes a 2009 dark, romantic love and espionage story that shines a new light on those two stars. With the script written by […]
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Frank Santos Jr. will present his R Rated Comedy Hypnosis
Legendary entertainer Frank Santos Jr. will present his R Rated Comedy Hypnosis act at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, on the first level of 49 Franklin in Rumford. This show is intended for mature audiences with a good sense of adult humor, and is part of the Best of Boston Entertainment Series. Santos’ spectacular display […]
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: G. Norman Kelley
PITTSTON – G. Norman Kelley, 93, of Pittston, died Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, at the MaineGeneral Rehab and LTC at Glenridge, …
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Obituary: Elaine L. Braunfels
LITCHFIELD – Elaine L. Braunfels, a lifelong resident of Litchfield, died Monday, Sept. 27, 2021 after a courageous 18-year battle with …